Scott,

If you put a little thought into it, the firewall fuel fitting serves
a very usefull purpose when it comes to removing and installing the
engine.  The fitting provides easy access for connecting/disconnecting
the fuel line.  No fishing around underneath, no raising and lowering
the vehicle.

From a factory floor assembly standpoint, it is a great feature.

From a mechanic's standpoint, it WOULD be a great feature, if it were metal...

One of the things I always liked about Vanagons, is that there is very
little you need to access underneath to install/remove the engine.

Cheers,

Jeff

On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 3:32 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans
<scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> The waterboxer hose layout is pretty sweet all right.  I have no
> criticisms of it really ..
> except for the dorky firewall fuel fitting ..
> a part with no purpose at all.  And ..that 'one spot' is hard to get at
> and see., right above the starter there.
> And it likes to leak there.